Tag: hilton honors
Hotel 1000, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Seattle: an excellent experience
After two long flights from Boston to Seattle, I arrived at Hotel 1000 in the heart of Seattle in the early hours of the morning. Here's a look back at an excellent stay.
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I booked this stay about 2 weeks...
DoubleTree by Hilton, Brighton Metropole: Poor soundproofing
As part of a family event, we had to stay in Brighton, on the British coast.
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I booked this property a few weeks before our arrival. I used a corporate rate which enabled me to book a standard double room...
Loyalty programs: my assessment for 2023 and plans for 2024
In the end, 2023 was a very quiet year in terms of managing my status on the various loyalty programs of which I am a member, but serious questions are being asked about my strategy for 2024.
You asked us...
Hampton by Hilton, Torquay (England): Nice hotel, too bad the customer service is so crappy!
As part of a British holiday with our pet, we chose to stay at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel in Torquay, a small coastal town in southern England.
A look back at this half-hearted stay.
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I booked this property a few...
Paid check-in upgrades: what’s left for loyal Hilton Honors guests?
As of last week Hiltons hotels are proposing Gold and Diamond members of the Hilton Honor program paid upgrades when checking in online. A very bad news for them which confirms the bad turn that Hilton Honors takes.
Paid upgrades...
Become Gold or Diamond with Hilton in just a few nights!
Tis the season to easily gain status on a loyalty program that competes with yours. After IHG, which is currently offering a status challenge (you have a limited time to complete a reduced number of nights and obtain a...
Hospitality: assumed mediocrity, even with the most loyal customers?
Like the rest of the travel industry, the hotel industry has paid a heavy price for the pandemic, and has had to implement severe measures to cope with the economic consequences of the crisis, most often by drastically reducing...
Hilton Reykjavik Nordica: The basics are here
On our first night in Iceland, we chose to stay at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
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We booked this property just a few days before our arrival.
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The hotel we had initially booked, the Reykjavik...
Which hotels offer lifetime status on their loyalty programs?
Some hotels offer their guests the chance to retain their loyalty program status for life, sparing the most loyal of guests the anguish of having to requalify after a certain number of years.
So, after the list of airlines offering...